A mix of Science’s most loved and most read items of the year

Cells in the guts of female mice respond to estrogen by increasing pain signaling, researchers find

Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way

Reaching $1.3 trillion annually in external finance for developing country climate action might seem like a steep mountain to climb, requiring a seven-fold increase from...

You may not know it, but you’ve benefited from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. For more than half a century, the federally funded lab...

Chris Wright made the move after declaring an energy “emergency” in the Pacific Northwest. Washington’s governor says “there’s no emergency here.”By Blaine HardenSEATTLE—The last coal-fired...

Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that...

Electric vehicles (EVs) now account for more than one-in-four car sales around the world, but the next phase is likely to depend on government action...

Scientists say government must prepare for ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levelsThe worst-case impacts of the climate crisis for...

Researchers calculated whether solar contributes to an increase in costs for non-adopting consumers, and, if so, by how much.By Dan GearinoOne of the most divisive...

Verra has used nearly a million “hot air” carbon credits to compensate for bogus offsets generated by rice-paddy projects backed by energy giant Shell in...

The city’s pending budget is expected to unlock more assistance for West Side residents, more than two years after summer flooding damaged their homes.By Leigh...

A new study published this month in the journal Environmental Politics reveals that efforts to repress climate and environmental protest are growing worldwide through a...

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Spells of unseasonably mild weather are prompting species such as the skylark to burst into song December is not noted for birdsong in the UK,...

From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the...

Abstract When deformed by dislocation creep the dominant slip (Burgers) vectors of olivine dislocations are parallel to [100] or [001]. Dislocations with an [010] Burgers...

Abstract Linear Inverse Models (LIMs) are widely used data‐driven tools for studying El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). However, standard LIMs struggle to simulate the observed...

Abstract The Martian magnetotail is a dynamic region where several processes contribute to plasma acceleration. Here, we analyze ∼5 ${\sim} 5$ years of Mars Atmosphere...

White House budget director calls the National Center for Atmospheric Research a source of “climate alarmism”

The president’s political feud and his budget chief’s drive to end climate research have put the National Center for Atmospheric Research at risk.By Marianne LavelleOne...

Forecast is slightly cooler than the record 1.55C reached in 2024, but 2026 set to be among four hottest years since 1850Next year will bring...

Western climate science largely fails to value, engage with and apply Indigenous Knowledges in a meaningful way. Here, we explore the ways in which the...